The Works of Charles Darwin
Subtitle: Insectivorous Plants (Darwin, Charles//Works of Charles Darwin)
Contributors: Charles Darwin (Editor); Paul H. Barrett (Editor); R. B. Freeman (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: May 1, 1990
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780814718223
Subjects: Plant Physiology; Life Sciences - Evolution; History - General History; Science/Mathematics; Plants - General; General; EVOLUTION; NATURAL HISTORY; Science / Evolution; Assimilation; Carnivorous plants; Plants
First sentence: During the summer of 1860, I was surprised by finding how large a number of insects were caught by the leaves of the common sun-dew (Drosera rotundifolia) on a heath in Sussex.